I've been fielding questions recently about certain Windows updates and optional components that ACI software might use, so I thought this would be a good opportunity to chat it out. Two of the most common questions we field are about MSXML and .NET...

I'll just come right out and say it: I'm a numismatist. Yep—I collect coins. I actually collect many things, coins being one of the more common hobbies I devote in my free time. Recently I was thumbing through my spare change, and I noticed the...

If you bought a new computer recently or if you have been looking for one, you've seen or heard about "32bit versus 64bit", or "16bit compatibility". But what does it mean for the average appraiser? This blog will hopefully define...

*Drumroll...followed by dramatic crash of the cymbals* "Hey Andy, how do I..." Yep, it's true, over half our calls every day are quick questions about how to do something. It's not that I don't love talking to you. Anyone who's...

Valuation 2009 is just-kinda-sorta around the corner, so I thought it would be appropriate to tell a tale from the road. Pay close attention because it even has a warm, fuzzy moral at the finish. Move over, Aesop, Andy's throwing around parables!...

Hey everyone! Long time, no blog, eh? Please accept my blogology as my department has been slammed steering appraisal offices over to ACI. In case you didn't read it on the wire, the ACI appraiser family grew significantly with the acquisition of...

Hey readers, Hope you're all well out there. I've been working on my PC-monitor tan in preparation for our ACI2009™ release and the Valuation 2009 Expo. I've got my sequined jumpsuit and dark sunglasses; I have practiced my hip thrust and...

Hello readers! So I was thinking about a blog entry today and found it hard to think of a topic with all the wind and rain battering the palm trees outside my window. How on earth am I ever going to think of a creative and informative topic in the midst...

If you've been unplugged or neck deep following the Code of Conduct, we recently returned to Floorplan country with the launch of ACI Sketch™. Some of you ACI lifers may remember good ol' LaserDraw from the days of DOS. The response to ACI Sketch...

Be still, my heart! New PC's don't have floppy disk drives! What's that all bout? Yeah, so the average appraisal doesn't even fit on a floppy anymore. So what? Yeah, floppies are hard to keep track of and go corrupt too often. Who cares...

Hello! Welcome to my blog! The powers that be offered me a little spot on our website to post my musings and thoughts on the things I see all around. I happily signed on... if any of you have ever met me, you know that getting me to talk is easy. I hope...